Broxbourne council officer arrested for bribery offence
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The council refused to comment further
A high-ranking council officer in Hertfordshire has been arrested on suspicion of a bribery offence, it has emerged.
The Broxbourne Borough Council officer and two other people were arrested by the National Crime Agency (NCA) on 2 March - as reported by the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
An NCA spokesperson said the three suspects were interviewed.
"This is an ongoing investigation," they said.
"We can neither confirm nor deny the identity of individuals at this stage in proceedings."
The three people were released on bail.
The NCA is an agency, headquartered in Lambeth in south London, that investigates organised and serious crime across the UK.
The council spokesperson said: "This is an ongoing investigation and the council is therefore unable to comment further."
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